England Vs India Intriguing Battle On Cards

Given India’s last assignment in the European nation that ended in a 3-1 loss, there will be plenty at stake this time around...

- Rajdeep Saha

The Indian cricket team will be up for a monumental chal-lenge against England when they tour the nation in July 2018. Exactly two months from now, the two sides will fight it out in a five-match Test series starting at Lord’s. Given India’s last assignment in the European nation that ended in a 3-1 loss, there will be plenty at stake this time around. In swinging conditions in England, a vivid contest between bat and ball is expected as both teams have the pace resources to trouble each other. The character will be determined when the batsmen take charge. What’s interesting is both sides will need to come out strong in batting and apply the necessary concentration levels required for Test cricket. Against South Africa, India batted poorly in the 2-1 series loss earlier this year. England on the other hand have failed collectively in the 2017-18 Ashes, followed by the two-match Test series against New Zealand away and now at Lord’s in the first Test against Pakistan. There was one common factor in all these matches - their batsmen let them down. In Test matches, one requires to build his innings ball-by-ball and session-by-session. Here we preview the batting and bowling of both teams and who has the upper hand.